Brooder stove



July 15 1924.

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BROODER STOVE.

Application filed November 29, 1922. Serial No. 604,048.

To all whom it may concern v I Be it known that 1, JOHN W. BRANSON, acitizen of the United States, residing at ii' allace, in the county ofWashington and State of Virginia, have invented certain neu and usefulImprovements in Brooder Stoves, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

r This invention relates to a hot blast brooder stove, and the object ofthe invention is the construction of a simple and efficient stove forbrooders, which will operate in a positive manner, giving a maxi mumamountof heat for satisfactorily heating a brooder.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a regulatingdevice, whereby the amount of fuel supplied to the brooderstove may beaccurately and eliiciently controlled.

With these and other objects in View, my invention comprises certainnovel combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andmore particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view showing part of :1 brooder body with my improvedbrooder stove mounted therein, said stove being shown in side elevation.

Figure 2 is a vertical, central view of the brooder stove.

Figure 3 is a section, taken on line 33, Fig. 2, and looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a sectional view, taken on line 4-4, Fig. 2, and looking inthe direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary, sectional view of the brooder stove, showingparticularly the wire mesh guard and the frame to which it is attached.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the brooder body inwhich the brooder stove 2 is positioned.

The brooder stove 2 comprises an outer drum 3 and an inner drum 1. Theouter drum 3 is connected at its lower end with the burner pan 5 and toits upper end is se-- cured the horizontal top 6. Fastened to the innerend of top 6 and to the inner face of outer drum 3 is an inclined smokedrum 7 The smoke drum. '1 is provided with a plurality of apertures 8through which the sectional smoke or gases may pass, from the burner(hereinafter described) to the smoke pipe 1-). A hover or cover 10 ismounted upon the. upper edge of the outer drum 3 and said cover 10 canmove at 11 (Fig. 2), upon pipe 9 to allow the cover to be moved to thedotted position A shown in Fig. 1, in which position it can be held bythe catch device 12, whichcatch device is hooked intothe eye 13, securedto the top of the cover 10. It is desired to raise the cover 10 when theoperator wishes to examine or have access to the interior of the stove.

The inner drum 4 is of inverted conical shape, and has a closure device14 mounted in its lower end (Fig. 2). This closure device 14: isprovided with a reduced depending extension 15 that projects a slightdistance into the body 16 of the burner. The upper end of drum 4 isprovided with a horizontal flange 17 that rests upon the upper face oftop 6. A handle 18 is fastened to the inner drum 4 to permit thevoperator to readily lift the drum from its normal or seated position,Fig. 2.

The burner comprises the hollow, apertured body 16 which body is open atits upper end to allow the depending extension 15 to project therein andits lower end is reduced, into which lower end projects the inner end ofoil pipe 19. The body 16 is provided with annular grooves 20, one groovebeing raised slightly above the other .to receive the oil prior tolighting the burner.

An inner ring 21 and an outer ring 22 are fastened to the burner pan 5,around the burner body 16. Between the burner body 16 and the inner ring21 is formed an overflow compartment 23, and an overflow pipecommunicates, at its inner end, with compartinent 23 so that any surplusoil flowing from grooves 20 down into compartment 23 may pass into theoverflow pipe 24.

A plurality of air inlet pipes 25 are connected at their inner ends tothe outer ring 2, and their outer ends are bent at right angles and openinto the outer atmosphere, so that air can enter between the inner andouter rings 21 and 22, respectively, and thence be heated and pass upbetween the inner and outer drums, which allows oxygen to mingle withthe flame, thereby facilitating combustion.

A burner cap 26 is provided with hinge 27 so that the cap 26 is hingedlymounted over the burner. Upon the removal of the.

inner drum 4, cap 26 can be raised so that the operator may have readyaccess to the burner.

Angle legs 28 are secured to the bottom of the pan 5 and a band 29 isfastened to the legs in any desired manner. The. portion 80 of each leg28 extends a considerable distance up the side of the outer drum 3, andon the extreme upper end of the portion 30 is a hook 31 that isfastened, at 32, to the outer face of drum 3, whereby the drum and legsare fastened together; around band 29 and the outer portions of the legssecured a wire mesh guard 33 which prevents the chickens from coming indirect contact with the heated drum 3, although the chickens will beallowed to stand close toithe stoveunderthe hover 10.

WVhile I have described the preferred embodirn'ent of invention, andhave illustraitedthe same in the accompanying drawings, certain minorchanges or alterations niayappear to one skilled in the art to which Ithis invention relates, during the extensive inanufactureof the'same andI, therefore, reserve the rightdto make such alterations or.v changes asshall fairly fall within the scope of. theappended claims. What I claimis:

1. In abrooder stove, the combination of a drum, a burner provided witha pan at thelower end ofsaid drum, a plurality of legs supporting saiddrum, each leg provided with an extension engaging and partly supportingsaid pan, means securing the upper ends of said legs to said drum, and aWire mesh guard surrounding all of said legs.

2. In a brooder stove, the combination of a drum, a burner provided witha pan at the lower end of said drum, legs fastened to said drum, eachleg including a horizontal base portion extending under said pan and avertical drum engaging portion, a band around thelegs and secured totheir vertical portions, and a wire mesh guard around the band and thevertical portions of the legs.

8. In a brooder stove, the combination of a plurality of legs, each legincluding, a vertical portion provided with a hook at its upper end andwith an inwardly-extending horizontal extension at its lower end, a panresting on said horizontal extensions, a drum above said pan andengaging the hooked ends of said legs, means fastening the hooked endsof said legs to the outer face of said drum, a band on the verticalportions of said legs and bracing the same, and a wire mesh fastened atits upper end to said drum and at its lower end to said band.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

JOHN W. BRANSON.

